The author contributed to Redis switching back to the AGPLv3 license after initially considering the SSPL. They're happy with the decision and will continue improving the Vector Sets data type.
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A judge in Northern California ordered Apple to let app developers communicate with customers and buy apps outside the App store, and Apple was sanctioned for bad faith tactics. Apple will now allow app developers to sell apps outside the App Store without a fee, and a Republican proposal to weaken antitrust law was quietly dropped after opposition from both sides.
Microsoft is introducing "Startup Boost" in Office, which loads Office apps at Windows startup for faster launch times, but may slow down computers. Users can disable this feature in Word settings or Task Scheduler.
Claude now connects to apps and tools through Integrations, expanding its capabilities and allowing for deeper research and collaboration. Integrations and advanced Research are available in beta on Max, Team, and Enterprise plans, with web search available globally on all paid plans.
NIH Director accelerates 2024 Public Access Policy to July 1, 2025, making research findings freely available to the public. This move aims to increase public confidence in science and ensure replicable results from taxpayer-funded research.
The user was experiencing slow and unreliable database copies due to large indexes in their SQLite databases. They found a solution by creating a text dump of the database using SQLite's .dump command, which can be significantly smaller and faster to copy than the original database.
The 108 Billion pixels scan of Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' was created by HIROX Europe using a digital microscope. The scan includes a 3D representation of the painting and provides valuable information for art restorers.
1 may is a national holiday known as labour day and celebrated by workers' parades and demonstration. in the united kingdom, 1 may is known to be 'international workers' day' in ukraine, it is called &labour day and is celebrated on 1 june every year.[8] in south africa, the first day of the month is 1 mai, and the second of july is labour day.
Kraken's security team identified a North Korean hacker attempting to infiltrate the company through a job application. They used a fake identity and suspicious behavior, but were caught after a series of verification tests during the hiring process.
Waymo's research shows its Driver reduces severe crashes and protects vulnerable road users by 92% for pedestrians and 82% for cyclists. The Waymo Driver had 96% fewer injury-involving intersection crashes and 85% fewer crashes with suspected serious injuries.
The author of the ScummVM project encountered a DDoS attack with 35,000 IPs from residential networks worldwide. They solved the issue by deploying Anubis, a program that checks incoming connections and forwards "good" ones to the web application.
Community App-like experience across devices with PWA support, ensuring optimal performance and accessibility for all users. Connect and secure your integrations using access tokens to create custom solutions and automate with ease. We're constantly improving and got tons of updates planned, some are outlined in our public roadmap.
North Korean infiltrators are using AI to pose as job applicants, stealing intellectual property and planting malware in companies worldwide. To catch them, interviewers can ask a question like "How fat is Kim Jong Un?" which often causes them to drop out of the recruitment process.
User wants to run Qwen3 models locally on Mac using LocalForge, downloading tens of GB of data. They set up an agent with ollama and mlx Qwen3 models for simple interactions and code generation.
Old tech entrepreneurs associate their success with a carefree, masculine past, but this nostalgia is misplaced as the industry has evolved and requires teamwork and expertise. They should accept their new responsibilities and settle into their roles as experienced professionals rather than trying to relive their glory days.
A new paper on neural networks has sparked debates in the field. the reaction was super-divisive, but it was also positive, says one former researcher. "it was stressful to see people drawing swords at each other," says another nlp researcher - "they sound like nutcases" "you don't need to know the architecture of... i.e., how these models are trained and how well they can
Oxide's uniform compensation model has led to positive outcomes such as increased focus on work, teamwork, and customer satisfaction. It allows employees to focus on their own contribution and internalize the importance of different roles without worrying about compensation.
Akkio is hiring for a full-stack web engineer. experience in healthtech, pregnancy care, machine learning, and design are all valuable if you have the right skill set for the job - we're allowed to use ai services. comulate is building automation software for $7t insurance industry, accelerated by ai. 5-10 years managing cloud infra / cicd, security, backups, kms & app
JDK 25 improved String performance by making String::hashCode mostly constant foldable, resulting in significant performance improvements in immutable Maps. This improvement is due to the @Stable annotation on the internal String.hash field, allowing the JVM to trust its value and constant-fold operations.
May Day originated in the US as a labor movement for the 8-hour workday, influenced by socialism and anarchism. The Haymarket Massacre in 1886 led to the execution of eight labor organizers, but their ideals live on as an international workers' day.
Study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed.
Deno Land Inc's commercial product Deno Deploy has significantly scaled back from 35 to 6 regions worldwide. This downward trajectory raises concerns about the company's commitment to "edge hosting" and "global scale" claims.
The user created a mechanical computer kit called roons, inspired by mechanical logic gates and Ada Lovelace's loom metaphor, using a loom with tiles and marbles to represent bitstreams. The kit aims to be compact, fast, and easy to use, with a focus on practicality and fun, and is currently in development with a Kickstarter campaign launching on May 21st.
An Arizona woman Christina Marie Chapman pleaded guilty to helping North Korea with a $17 million scheme by posing as US-based IT workers. She faces 94-111 months in prison for conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr's anti-vaccine advocacy and germ theory denialism have led to a rise in misinformation and chaos in US health agencies. His views on terrain theory and miasma theory have contributed to the spread of diseases like measles.
Julia Parsons, a 104-year-old US Navy code breaker, died on April 18 in Pennsylvania. She deciphered German Enigma machine codes during World War II, helping Allied forces evade and sink enemy submarines.
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Researchers explored scaling train-time and inference-time compute for speech synthesis, proposing a simple framework LLaSA that employs a single-layer vector quantizer codec and a single Transformer architecture. Scaling train-time compute improves naturalness and prosody patterns, while scaling inference-time compute enhances emotional expressiveness and timbre consistency.
Vanguard is owned by its funds, which are owned by clients, and has lower expense ratios compared to other investment firms. Vanguard's funds have outperformed their peer group averages in various categories over the past decade.
Owen Le Blanc created MCC Interim Linux, the first Linux distribution with a proper installer, in 1992. His work paved the way for later distributions like Debian and helped popularize Linux.
A Chrome extension can access a local MCP server without authentication, allowing it to execute privileged actions and breach the browser sandbox. This poses a significant security risk, especially since MCP servers often expose access to sensitive tools and resources without proper access controls.
Today’s solar modules are cheap enough to make fixed arrays cheaper and faster to install. single-axis trackers gained industry dominance by offsetting costs through improved efficiency of the pv modules, says daniel saunders, president of solar energy company claimpv.com. he says the ratio between the size of a solar array and the east-west array varies from location to location, depending ...
The author suggests choosing optimism over complaining, which can be a habit that's hard to break but leads to a more fulfilling life. By focusing on the positive and taking responsibility for our responses, we can change how the world feels and behaves.
The family of a man who tried to climb the mountain is devastated. they want to know how to get his body home if he dies en route - and how 'he'd find sanity' they have to find funeral homes, cremate his remains and ship them back to the u.s. the man's body was found in january, and his family is trying to figure out the logistics
Daksh, a co-founder of Greptile, discusses using AI to review code and raises questions about author and reviewer roles. He argues that AI can review its own code with a fresh perspective.
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Microsoft introduced Phi-4-reasoning, Phi-4-reasoning-plus, and Phi-4-mini-reasoning, small language models for efficient AI tasks. These models excel in mathematical reasoning and can perform complex tasks on resource-limited devices.
A full stack developer, leaning towards the front end, with 3+ years of web dev experience plus some mobile experience. if i could choose, my first option would be the usa, but i'm also open to small companies and startups in europe, for example. i'm particularly drawn to projects that align with my ethical values, avoiding industries that harm the environment, compromise health, or raise ...
Kubetail is a logging dashboard for Kubernetes that displays merged logs from containers in real-time. It uses the Kubernetes API to fetch logs directly from the cluster, keeping the log timeline in sync with container lifecycle events.
Scientists discovered a term "vegetative electron microscopy" in published papers, which is a digital fossil - an error preserved in AI systems. This case raises concerns about AI perpetuating errors and the integrity of knowledge, with potentially many more nonsensical terms existing in AI systems.
The user discovered that slow Xcode launches are caused by macOS's syspolicyd process scanning for malware in the app, which can be disabled by disabling System Integrity Protection. Disabling SIP eliminates the syspolicyd malware scan, allowing Xcode to launch quickly, but may have other consequences.
Researchers at Google DeepMind developed a robot that achieved amateur human-level performance in competitive table tennis, winning 45% of matches against 29 unseen human players. The robot's performance was solidly at an intermediate level, with humans enjoying playing with it and rating it highly on fun and engaging.
Google Wallet is expanding digital ID capabilities, allowing users to save government-issued IDs and use them for various services. The platform is also integrating Zero Knowledge Proof technology for age verification and expanding to 50 more countries.
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Intel's AI Flame Graphs are now open source and support Intel Battlemage GPU. They provide full-stack GPU flame graphs for gaming performance insights.
Dr Or Graur, a University of Portsmouth astrophysicist, found a possible ancient Egyptian depiction of the Milky Way on an ancient coffin. The undulating curve on the coffin resembles the Milky Way and is a rare feature in Egyptian cosmological representations.
Millihertz 5 or 'Offspring' is a mechanical computer modelled on the Manchester small-scale experimental machine ('Baby'). It uses ball bearings as data elements. It has an 8x8 bit RAM and 8-bit datapath with subtractor and accumulator. It is currently under construction. There are some design documents available: a PDF: Offspring PDF or Pandoc-rendered HTML: Offspring HTML.
Milwaukee Police Department is considering trading 2.5 million jail records for facial recognition technology access with Biometrica. Activists and residents have concerns over privacy and surveillance, as well as potential federal agency access.
A US judge has found Apple's VP of Finance lied under oath in a court case against Epic Games. Apple faces a criminal investigation after the judge referred the matter to the US Attorney.
Microsoft is pledging privacy safeguards for European customers amid US-Europe trade tensions. It vows to fight US government requests for customer data in court and expand its European datacenter capacity by 40%.
Bob greene: as a parent, i sometimes mourn my son's future inability to remember himself. he says the book "the origins of you: how childhood shapes later life" says that who you are is determined not by what you're like, but by how you behave in the world. the author suggests that if you find the right mentor, you might change course - e.g., the president of the united states
The author is upset that two books use the term "vibe coding" incorrectly, despite its clear definition by Andrej Karpathy as generating code with AI without caring about the code produced. The author thinks a book on actual vibe coding could be a bestseller, helping non-developers use AI tools to build custom software.
C++26 introduces significant constexpr support in the standard library, including stable sorting algorithms, more math functions, trivial unions, and constexpr containers and adaptors. This progress marks a huge step forward for compile-time programming, making it more practical and efficient.
Fivetran acquires Census to extend its platform beyond data ingestion and transformation, enabling customers to move governed data to applications where decisions are made. The acquisition unifies a shared vision and culture, delivering greater value for customers through automation, observability, and trusted data.
The author spent 10 years in New Orleans learning its rhythm and pace, but now feels it's time to leave due to a sense of stagnation. The city taught the author about care, community, and living in the moment, which they will carry with them as they move on.
The kiwi's large egg is likely an adaptation for precocity, allowing chicks to hatch ready to run and evade flying predators. New DNA analysis suggests the kiwi evolved from a smaller flying bird, contradicting the theory that its egg is a relic from a larger ancestor.
Hyperparam aims to improve machine learning success by providing a user-friendly, scalable UI for exploring and curating massive datasets. Its tools enable data scientists to interactively view and manage large datasets in the browser.
The job market for young, educated workers has deteriorated with an unusually high 5.8 percent unemployment rate. Three theories explain this: the labor market never fully recovered from the pandemic, college no longer confers the same labor advantages, or artificial intelligence is transforming the economy.
Astronomers are questioning the standard model of cosmology due to inconsistencies in data from supernovae and galaxy distributions. A new theory, the timescape model, suggests the universe is not uniform and time passes differently in various regions.
The US National Institutes of Health's Integrated Research Facility in Maryland was ordered to stop research activities on Ebola and other diseases by the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services. The facility is on a research pause due to personnel issues compromising its safety culture.
Nintendo's Game-Key Cards are cartridges that require a download from the Switch 2 online store to play, raising concerns about game preservation. Experts are divided on the issue, with some seeing it as a disheartening move and others viewing it as an inevitable shift to digital gaming.
Johnny Appleseed's apples were used to make hard cider, a public health measure in polluted water times. Water supply systems have struggled with stagnation and corruption, despite ancient civilizations like Mohenjo-Daro and Rome having impressive water management systems.
Onyx International has announced a $1,900 color E Ink monitor called Boox Mira Pro with 4,096 colors and 3200x1800 resolution. The monitor has four presets for varying image quality and refresh rate, and it supports VESA mounting.
OpenEarable is a fully open-source AI platform for ear-based sensing with true wireless audio, featuring various high-precision sensors and a modular design. It supports audio streaming, recording, and real-time monitoring of physiological data such as heart rate and blood oxygen levels.
The National Gallery acquired a 16th-century altarpiece for over $20m, funded by the American Friends of the National Gallery London. The painting, featuring the Virgin and Child with two saints, is by an unknown artist, possibly Netherlandish or French, with a unique sense of humour and iconography.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy negotiated a deal with the US to secure defense aid without neocolonial terms. The agreement allows for a 50/50 joint fund with the US and includes a clause for revising terms if they conflict with Ukraine's EU membership requirements.
The user outlines 17 key principles for managing clean-slate skunkworks projects, focusing on technical innovation and team collaboration. These principles aim to create a culture of shared responsibility, transparency, and risk-taking, while minimizing dependencies and process.
Researchers from Beijing Forestry University found that red roses were likely yellow in the past through genomic analysis. The study suggests that all roses originated from a single-petal yellow flower with seven leaflets.
Robot Unlock is a puzzle game with 75+ levels, allowing players to design and optimize solutions. A player dials into other-space where they help a dweller with computability questions using multithreading to halve execution time.
Aurora Innovation launched a commercial self-driving trucking service in Texas, hauling frozen pastries on a route between Dallas and Houston. The service aims to make roads safer and address driver shortages in the US trucking industry.
The European Commission's new 'ProtectEU' strategy maintains a central role for punitive digital surveillance, increasing security risks and undermining digital rights. It proposes new technologies and data retention rules that could harm fundamental rights and collective cybersecurity.
This tool converts files to JSON, XML, or CSV without coding, setup, or uploading. It imports various file types, allows filtering and sorting, and processes data locally in the browser.
Scientists studied blood droplets drying on inclined surfaces and found complex patterns shaped by cellular components, proteins, and evaporation dynamics. The study's findings have implications for bloodstain pattern analysis in crime scenes, where surface tilt and droplet size can significantly alter resulting patterns.
Regulators have ended compounding of GLP-1 treatments, leaving hundreds of thousands of patients without affordable options. Patients are now struggling to afford brand-name medications, with prices ranging from $350 to $1,000 a month.
'sunday from light' is a new work by stockhausen. it was composed for 10 vocal soloists, boy's voice and four instrumental solos - mainly flute, bass horn, flute and synthesizers. the opera is divided into 5 sub-sections: antrag (proposal), antrag (eve) "lufa' (lucicamel),
A study calculated that if hidden profits were spent on additional registered nurses in nursing homes, in 2019 the mean staffing ratio would have risen nearly 30%. residents and their families can make complaints without fear of reprisal - cnn's sandra o'connor and jill mcdonald tuckerman have done it before and can help you too. 'if you're not happy with the
To ensure property-based tests cover interesting cases, use Test.Distribution to measure and enforce how often each case is generated. This helps detect and prevent under-tested scenarios, making tests more comprehensive and reliable.
The author reminisces about his childhood ride-on lawnmower and reflects on his productivity, oscillating between "tortoise mode" (contemplative and slow) and "hare mode" (high-energy and fast).
NASA's Psyche spacecraft has stopped firing its engines due to a problem in its propulsion system, but its trajectory remains unaffected. Engineers are investigating the issue, which may be related to a decrease in fuel pressure, and have the option to switch to a backup fuel line.
The Dropbox desktop app for Linux requires system updates and additional libraries to run smoothly. Users may still use the app in headless mode with the Linux CLI if they don't meet all requirements.
AC and DC systems are being integrated for efficient energy transmission and storage. A hybrid AC/DC distribution concept uses the neutral wire to transmit DC current, reducing the number of wires needed.
US Secret Service cooperated with film makers on several movies including "In the Line of Fire" and "T-Men" to ensure accuracy. The agency provided input to protect its reputation and employees.
A DNA study of 73 ancient individuals reveals the Punic civilization was a diverse mix of ancestries from North Africa, Sicily, and the Aegean, challenging the assumption of Phoenician mass migration. The study shows a civilization built on trade, intermarriage, and cultural exchange, rather than conquest, with the alphabet spreading through adaptation rather than migration.
Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute found that fringe-lipped bats learn to distinguish between palatable and unpalatable frogs and toads through experience. Juvenile bats initially respond to body size but learn to identify toxic species over time.
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Physicists discovered a new geometric trick in rose petals where mechanical feedback regulates growth, forming rolled edges and pointed corners. This finding could lead to new principles in engineering and architecture.
Changesets is a workflow for managing package changes, automating version updates and publishing. It helps with multi-package repositories and integrates with CI for easier releases.
Multiboard is a customizable 3D printed storage system for workshops, compatible with existing pegboard accessories. It's free to use and adapt, with a community-driven parts library and knowledge hub.
Edgar F Codd designed a cellular automaton with 8 states to recreate computation and construction universality. Codd's design was later implemented in 2009 by Tim Hutton with minor adjustments.
Monkeys.zip has gathered 11,000 monkeys writing 6 billion words, completing 75% of Shakespeare's works. The site's backend uses a loosely coupled pipeline with 4 steps to generate and store monkey text, with future plans for optimization and expansion.
USPS mailboxes follow good design principles, with classic designs like the 1915 galvanized steel model still in use. Modern mailboxes come in various designs, including package-friendly models and decorative styles like animal-themed ones.
The US House Transportation Committee proposes a new annual fee for electric vehicle and hybrid drivers, with EVs paying $200 and hybrids paying $100. The fee will be linked to inflation and expire by 2035, but critics argue it's a regressive tax that punishes clean energy users.
The US House Transportation Committee proposes a new annual fee for electric vehicle and hybrid drivers, with EVs paying $200 and hybrids paying $100. The fee will be linked to inflation and expire by 2035, but critics argue it's a regressive tax that punishes clean energy users.